Famous People Born in Mississippi
- Arbogast, Jessie (Ocean Springs)
- Buffett, Jimmy (Pascagoula)
- Diddley, Bo (Mccomb)
- Evers, Medgar (Decatur)
- Faulkner, William (New Albany)
- Favre, Brett (Gulfport)
- Harris, Charlaine (Tunica)
- Henson, Jim (Greenville)
- Hill, Faith (Star)
- Hoover, Larry (Jackson)
- Johnson, Robert (Hazelhurst)
- Johnson, Robert L. (Hickory)
- Jones, James Earl (Arkabutla)
- King, B.B. (Itta Bena)
- Norwood, Brandy (Mccomb)
- Phelps, Fred Sr. (Meridian)
- Presley, Elvis (Tupelo)
- Rice, Jerry (Starkville)
- Smiley, Tavis (Gulfport)
- Spears, Jamie Lynn (Mccomb)
- Tartt, Donna (Greenwood)
- Trethewey, Natasha (Gulfport)
- Welty, Eudora (Jackson)
- Williams, Tennessee (Columbus)
- Winfrey, Oprah (Kosciusko)
- Wright, Richard (Adams County)
- Young, Lester (Woodville)